24 Behind the Scenes by Konnie LeMay 
Can Lake Superior be captured in a bottle? The soon-to-open 
Great Lakes Aquarium puts fresh water under one roof.

35 Life on the Lake Photo Feature
People enjoying the outdoors often find their way into 
Ontario photographer Bill Howe's shots of Lake Superior.

40 One Good Tern Deserves Another by Fred Strand
Wildlife specialists are working hard to put the "common" 
back into the common tern population.

44 An Artistic Dynasty by Hugh E. Bishop
Talent in art runs deep for the North Shore Four, a branch 
of the Sivertson's traditional fishing family.

Rooms With a View
49 Eclectic Lights by Annette D'Angelo O'Brien
If you're looking for a secluded getaway spot, what could be 
better than an abandoned lighthouse on an Ontario island?

Special Section
65 Best of the Lake/Fall Travel Planner
Readers and editors pick their favorite places and activities along the shore (or in the waters) of the big lake.

OUR COVER You can make a Big Splash in Lake Superior and survive like Stephanie Vollick. See Bill Howe's excellent photography on page 35. You might say our other stories in this issue also feature Big Splashes. Jump in!

  4 Editor's Note

  4 Masthead (Meet Us)

  5 Letters to the Editor

  6 Around the Circle

 17 Lake Superior Journal
     High Flyer Don Macor
     James R. Marshall

 55 I Rememer
     Closing of Bear Island
         Cabin
     John Noble

 61 Heritage
     On the Dredges
     Barbara Wright Carlson

 65 Regional Calendar of
        Events

 82 Advertiser Index

 83 Lake Superior
         Marketplace 

 84 View•Point
     Birthplace of a Town